Category: General health news
An legless climber in NW China
Legless man Chen Zhou climbs the Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan County of Shandong Province climbed by arms to the top of Huashan Mountain in ten hours […]
Gov’t Researcher Responds to Wine Contamination Allegations
China is greatly concerned about pesticide residue levels in wines and other food products, a government researcher said Monday. Yan Weixing, a researcher with the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, said pesticide residue, which he believed was […]
Healthcare in for rapid growth
SINGAPORE – The healthcare industry in Asia-Pacific is rapidly growting, fuelled by increased spending on health, liberalisation of investment policies, growing medical tourism activity and high adoption of new technologies. In 2011, the region’s healthcare market held 27.5% of global […]
Is there an oversupply of healthcare workers?
KUALA LUMPUR – This was the question presented during one of the sessions at the APHM International Conference & Exhibition 2012 held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Based on conducted surveys, the country has an oversupply of unqualified healthcare works […]
A cure for AIDS in sight
WASHINGTON – The Nobel laureate who helped to discover HIV says there is hope for an AIDS cure following recent discoveries. Ms Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 as part of a team that discovered […]
GE Healthcare to add 400 jobs in India
INDIA – Global medical technologies major GE Healthcare will increase its workforce by about 10% in India to 4,400 people by the end-2012 as it looks to strengthen research work in the country. “We will be adding 10 per cent […]
Hong Kong closes bird market over H5N1 virus
HONG KONG – Bird market, a popular tourist spot where hundreds of caged birds are on display, was closed after the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus was detected at one of the stalls. The agriculture, fisheries and conservation department said […]
Nearly one-third of Insurance Money spent on Critically ill patients
TAIWAN – More than 27% of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums was allocated for the treatment of critically ill patients in 2011, the Bureau of National Health Insurance (NHI) said Wednesday. A total of 27.2% of NHI premiums was […]
South Korea suicide rates prompt web scrutiny
SOUTH KOREA – With 40 people taking their own lives each day, the Seoul city government has appointed a team of people to scan the internet for suicide-related material as part of a move to cut suicide rates. The 100-member […]
Coca-Cola to Distribute High-Protein Milk drink
UNITED STATES – Coca-Cola Co has signed a deal with Fair Oaks Farms Brands to distribute the Core Power range of high-protein energy drinks in the United States, as the soft drink giant moves into the dairy products market. Core […]
